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Dragon Interview: David Clegg – from Planner to Playwright

Former Guildford Borough Council town planner David Clegg has written a play, to be performed by the Pranksters Theatre Company at the Back Room of The Star next month. David…

Five Charged with Conspiracy to Handle Stolen Goods

Five men have been charged with conspiracy to handle stolen goods following a raid by police officers at a property on Stovolds Hill in Cranleigh. Officers recovered a number of…

Letter: Points to Consider for Freedom Leisure’s New Contract

From John Redpath former R4GV borough councillor In response to: We Need a Can-do Attitude to Transform the Lido Guildford Borough Council may already be in the process of negotiating…

Letter: We Need the Right Kind of Homes

From Ben Paton In response to: They Keep Building Everywhere “More houses means more affordable homes …” The statement is not right in theory – or in practice. Logically it…

Fans, Players and Manager Lament City’s Missed Chances

Knaphill (1) 2, Guildford City (1) 1 By Barry Underwood Not for the first time this season an impressive Guildford City performance went un-rewarded when they slipped to defeat at…

Mother Prefers 16-Mile School Run to Acceptance of Place in Guildford School

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A mum is driving her daughter nearly 16 miles to London every day, claiming there are not enough school places in Surrey. Emila moved…

New Energy Efficient Boilers for Guildford Lido

Work has started on installing new state-of-the-art boilers at Guildford Lido as part of its off-season maintenance work. Freedom Leisure, the not-for-profit leisure trust that manages Guildford Lido, is replacing…

Approval of More Houses for Ockham Will ‘Change the Little Hamlet Beyond Recognition’

By Emily Dalton local democracy reporter A further 70 homes have been approved near the site of the former Wisley Airfield despite fears that it will change the Surrey hamlet…

Former Surrey Police Volunteer Charged with Perverting the Course of Justice

Laura Kilty, 20, from Guildford, has today been charged with one count of perverting the course of justice pertaining to a false sexual assault allegation made in September 2023. Perverting…

Letter: We Need a Can-do Attitude to Transform the Lido

From Dawn Bennett R4GV borough councillor for Clandon & Horsley “Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.” Nowhere is this more true than at the Guildford Lido.…